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Tennessee State’s spring football game to take place Saturday afternoon

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State football team will wrap up its spring practice schedule on Saturday afternoon as they are set to host their annual Blue vs. White game at Hale Stadium. The team will begin stretch and warmup at 2:45 p.m. followed by the on-field action starting at 3:10 p.m. Admission to the game is free. The game will showcase the offense against the defense and will feature scrimmage-type situations, 7-on-7, individual drills, a short halftime, followed by more on-field action. The offense will be…

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Tennessee State announces spring football practice schedule and Spring Game date

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – Set to begin spring practice this week, the Tennessee State football team and head coach Eddie George have announced that the spring game will be played at 3:30 p.m. on April 15 at Hale Stadium. This will be coach George’s second spring with the Tigers, as he enters his third year as the head coach. The Tigers return 67 players from last year’s 4-7 team and welcome in nine new signees for spring practice. TSU’s first practice will be on Wednesday, March 22. The Tigers will have 15…

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Tennessee State’s JJ Holloman drafted by New Jersey Generals

Brandon King

The USFL held its draft yesterday and the recently resurrected league has shown it has no issue drafting HBCU talent. JJ Holloman was one of several HBCU products to have his name called on draft day, with the Tennessee State wideout taken by the New Jersey Generals in the third round, The FIU and Georgia transfer appeared in 11 games this season for Tennessee State, pulling in 33 receptions for 353 yards and a touchdown.

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Tennessee State Football signs 15 players for 2023 Recruiting Class

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State football program and head coach Eddie George announced the signing of 15 new players to join the Tigers for the 2023 season. The Tigers signed six players on early signing day to bring their total to 21 players for the class of 2023. Click here to view the six early signees.  Romello WatsonOffensive Line | 6-4 | 300Arlington, Texas | Grambling State/Kilgore JC A transfer offensive lineman that brings both junior college and FCS level experience to the team. Watson appeared in three games last…

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Tennessee State to face North Dakota State in home-and-home series

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics: NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State football program has announced a home and home series with one of the top programs in the Football Subdivision Series, as the Tigers will take on North Dakota State University in 2024 and 2025.  The Tigers will travel to Fargo, ND., to take on NDSU inside the historic Fargodome on September 7, 2024. The Bison will make a return trip to the Music City to take on TSU inside Nissan Stadium the following season on September 6, 2025.  The Bison, who compete in…

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Eddie George to coach in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

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Tennessee State head football coach Eddie George was a selected to lead one of the teams that will take part in the 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The game made the announcement Wednesday afternoon via its Twitter account. More on the story at hbcusprts.com.

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Tennessee State’s Robert Lacey accepts HBCU Legacy Bowl invitation

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Tennessee State offensive lineman Robert Lacey has accepted an invitation to participated in the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl. Lacey earned 2022 Preseason All-OVC honours and made the 2023 Senior Bowl Watchlist , as he helped open up holes for a TSU offense that featured two backs in Jalen Rouse and Devon Starling that each ran for over 500 yards and averaged at least 4.7 yards per carry. The HBCU Legacy Bowl will feature some of the best senior HBCU football talent in the country, The game will be played on…

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Tennessee State’s JJ Holloman accepts Legacy Bowl invite

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Tennessee State wide receiver JJ Holloman has accepted an invitation to take part in this year’s HBCU Legacy Bowl, according to a tweet from the game Friday afternoon. The Covington, Georgia native caught 33 passes for 353 yards and 1 touchdown in his lone season at Tennessee State. Prior to that , Holloman spent his first two collegiate seasons, 2017 and 2018, at the University of Georgia, being recruited as the #15 -ranked wide receiver in the nation. He appeared in 19 games for the Bulldogs, hauling in 19 passes…

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Tennessee State signs six on early signing day

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State football team and head coach Eddie George announced the signing of six players to join the Tigers for the 2023 season on Wednesday afternoon. Demeatric CrenshawQuarterback | 6-1 | 220Columbus Ohio, Youngstown State The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, Crenshaw threw for 1338 yards in two seasons with the Penguins with 11 touchdowns. In 2021, he threw six touchdowns with 97 completions. Last season, Crenshaw had an amazing five-touchdown performance against Dayton throwing for 230 yards. On the ground, he ran for 705 yards…

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Eddie George and Clarence McKinney are on board with a “Battle of the Real TSU”

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The HBCU football landscape has long been rife with highly anticipated matchups that carry intrigue and historical significance. Tennessee State head Coach Eddie George thinks there is room for one more in that pantheon of great HBCU matchups. hen asked on a recent Ohio Valley Conference football media call if he was open to facing Texas Southern in a “Battle of TSU” Coach George had this to say: Absolutely. I, I think we’ve talked about that. It’s just a matter of us figuring out what makes sense for both schools…

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